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vol i the * numb 25 wilmington centinel a n d g en eral advertiser w e d n e s d y a y august 20 1788 15 that the judicial power of the united states fhall he veft edinÂ»orc fupreme court and in fuch courts of admiralty as congrefs may from time to time ordain and eftablifh in any oi the differ nt flates thejudicial power fhall extend to all cafe in law and equity arifing under treaties made or which ihail be made under the authority of the united siates â€” to ail caies af fecting ambafladors other foreign minifters and confuls to all cafes or admiralty and maritime jurifdidion â€” to controverfies to which the united states fhall be a partt â€” to ccntroverfie be tvvecr two or more ftates ami between parties claiming lands under tits grants of different flates in all cafes afivaing air.baf fadors ott:cr foreign minifters and confuls and thofe in which the fiate fhall be a party the fupre.ne court fhall have original junldi&ion ; in all other cafes belorementioned the fupitme court fhdll luve appellate jurifdiclion as to matter of jaw oruy except in cafes cf.equity and cf admiralty and maritime jorif didlion in which the fuprerne court hall hive appellate jurifdic tion bath as to law and faft with fuch exceptions and under fuch regulations as the congrefs fhall make but the judicirf power of the/united states fhall extet.d to no tafe vvher me caufe ofadion fnall have originated before the ratification ot this conftitution except in dil"pu;es between itd^.s a out r t\r ter ritory â€” di putts between pcrfons ciaii re lands u dtr ths grants of different ftates â€” and fuits for debtb due to us united t/utes 16 that in criminal profecutions no man fhall be reftrauved in the exerciie of the u^ual and accuitomed light ot challin^inj cr excepting to the jury 17 a hat ccngrefs lhall not alter modify or interfere in iha timeo places or manner of hclciing ekdions for fcnÂ«;urs and reprcfwnt3tives or either uf them txc;r when the irgiflatare or any ltate fhall neglect le ufe or be ditabled by invafion or re bellion to prefcrtfee tlie fame i3 that tliufe claafes which h lare tha con^refs fha;t not exercift certain powers bsnot interpreted in any ir.a iner wh..t foevtr to extend the powers oi cor tu-.s but that they be coi ftrued eithei as making exception to the fpocified powers vs here this fhail be tlie cai'e or oihe wife as ialterted merely for greater caution 19 that the laws afcsrt lining the cr?.?ipenfi i'>n of fenatnrg anrt reprefisitanvcs ot their&rvfus b^prilponed in tknrou ration uiml atter ciic eicciln of rroretmcadves iirÂ«n^a v^eiy fucceeding tfe pafling thereof that excepud which hall bear ft paired on the ful-jecl 20 i'hat foine tribunal ether than the fenate be provided for trying impeachments of fena ors zx that the faiary cf a judge fhall not be increafedcrdinii nifhsd during his continuancain ofhee othcrwife tli.'in by gene ral regulations of fajary which may take p.'acc on a rcviflcn of the fubject at itated periods of no isfi than feven years i o;n irnence tiom the timt fuch falaries lhall firft be afcertai&ed by congrefi z i hat congrefs eredl no company of merchants with ex clufive advantages of coiriinert.3 23 that no treaties which fh 11 be dire&iy oppoftj to the ex â€¢ iftir.g lawsofthe united at.itea in congrefs afifc&bled fhah bs valid until fuch laws be r peakd or madj conformable u iuch treaty nor fhall any treaty be valid which is contradiiwy to he conftitution of the united states 24 that the latter part of the fifth pangrapli of the ninth feftion of th firft article be alteri'd to read thus â€” nor fhall veffels bound to a particula ft:it-;i b obliged to enter or p.iy du ties in any othtr : nor when bcurid from any one of the ftates be obliged ta clear in another . 25 tha congrefs fhall not dircctrly or indirectly either by themfdves 01 through the judiciary inter ere with any of the ftates in the redeir.pr.ion oi paper money already emitted and now in circulation or in liquidati and difcharging the pub lic fecuriiies ot any of the ftates ; but each and every ftate tiall have the exclufive right of making a h l2ws and regulations lor the above purpcfÂ«*s as they lhall think proper 26 i hat congrefs ftiali not introduce foreign trcops into the united states wi.hcut the confent of two-thirds of the members preftnt of both houfes mr iredel feconcied by mr john kinner moved that this report be amended by ftriking out all the words of the f id re port except the two firft viz " rtiolved that and that the following words be inferted in their loom viz this convention having fully deliberated on tht-conftituaon propofed for the future government of the united state gf america by the federal convention lately held at philadelphia en the feveiiteenth day of september laft and having taken in to tlv.r ferious and fcletunconfideration ths pieftnt critical fix ation of america which induces them to be of opinion that though certain amendments to the faid conftitution may be wiflied for yet that rhofe amendments fliould be propofed ful fequent to the ratification on the p:xt of this ftates and not pre vious to it : they do therefore en behalf of the ftate of north-carolina and the good people thereof and by virtue of the authority to thetn delegated ratify the faid conftituti on on the part of this ftate andthty'do at the fame time re conimenj that as early as poffible the following amendments to the faid conftitution may be propofed for the coniideration and adoption of the feveral ftates in the union in one of the modes prefcribed by the fifth article thtreof amendments i each ftate in the union fhall refpecyively retain every power jurifdision and right which unot by this confticutica 1 15 that the people have a ligh peaceably to aflemble toge ther tofoniuh iou^hfi comivori ; .. i or toinftruft their repre fentatives j and that tv.ry tictnun iwa right to petition or ap ply to the iee,Â»ii:iturc for redrei's of %â€¢ ievances to tiiatthcpteplk h.we a riÂ«ht toereedom or spekch and cf writing ini publishing their sen tl men is that th 1 reedom of the press is one of the greatest bjlwarks of liber ty and ought not to be violated 17 that the people have a right to keep and bear arms that a well regulated militia compofed of the body of the people trained to arm is the proper natuiit and fate defence of a free ftate â€” that landing aruiics in time cf peace are dangerous to liberty rd therefore ought to he v/o:i.d as far as the circum ftances and protection of thecomr-uuty will ahmit ; and that in ail cafes the military fliould bs under rtrict fubordination to and governed by the civil power 1 that no fcldier in time of ptacc ought to b,e quartered inanyhoufe wii!it>ut rhe content of the owner and in time of war in fuch manner only as the uw ciirtdls 19 that any purfon reiigioufly fcr-jpubug of bearing arms ought to be exempted upon payment ot an equivalent to em ploy another to bear iirms in his fte.kk 20 that religion or the duly wiiichweowe to our creator and the manntr of difchai ging it can be directed only by reafon and convldlion not by ioroeor violcrce and therefore all men have an equal natural and unauen able right to the irte exsicifc of religion according to hu dic>?.tr of cor.fcience and that no paiticalar or religious ftft or focitry ought to be favoured or cilabliihvd by uw in preference t others amendments to the conftkuion each ftata in the 4inicn fhall refpe^ively retain every po.ver ju.itdifvion and right which is not by this confli tution delegated to the congrrfi oi r united maces of ame rica or the departments of the federal government 2 that there fnall be one rc;>refeni.i'.ive for every 50,000 ac cording to the enumeration or o.i.f-is s.entioned in the coriffira tion until the whole number 01 ic icnrmives amounts to t.vo huruiicd ; after which tl.-t n;.;i l r)cf , ail be conf'n'Â»ed or n citÂ«iÂ»u i mall d.re^/^upon rle principle riced ra the conftitution by apportioning the reprefentatives of each rtate to form gi eater number of people from time to timo as populati on encreafes 3 when congrefs fliall lay ciireftt'es or excifes they fhall immediately inform the execu'ive power of each ftate of the quota of fuch ftate according to the cenfus herein direded which is propofid to be thereby raifed : and if the legiflature of any ftate fhall pafs a law which fhall be effc&ual for raifing fuch quota at the time required by congrefs the tax^rs and ex cifes laid by congrefs fhall not be collected in fuch late 4 that the members of the fenate and houie of reprvfcnta tives fhall be ineligible to and incapable of holding any civil of fkc under the authority of the united states during the time tor which they fhall refpsclivdy be elected 5 that the journals of the proceedings of the fenate and houfe of reprefentatives fhall be.publiihcd at leaft once in every year except fuch parts thereof relating to treaties alliances or military operations as in their judgment require fecretary 6 that a regular ftatement and account of receipts and ex penditures of the public money fhall be pubiifhed at leaft once in every year 7 that no commercial treaty fhall be ratified without the concurrence of two thirds of the whole number of the members of the fenate : and no treaty ceding contracting retraining or fufpendin the territorial rights or claims of the united states or any of them or their or any of their rights or claims to fifhing ia the american feas or navigating the american rivers hall be made but in cafes of the moll urgent and extreme neceffity j nor fhall any fu~h treaty be ratified without the concurrence of three-fourths of the whole number of the members of both houfes refpeftively 8 that no navigation law or law regulating commerce lhall be parted without the confent of two-thirds of the members preftnt in both houfes 9 that no ftanding.army or regular troops fhall be raifed or kept up in time of peace without the confent of two-thiids of the members prefen*t in both houfes 10 that no foldier fhall be enlifted far any longer term than four years except in time of war and then for no longer term than the continuance of the war 1 1 that each ftate refpe&ively fhall have the power for pro viding for organizing arming and-d fciplining its own militia whenfoever congrefs hall omit or neglecl to provide for the fame that the militia fhall hot be fubjeft to martial law except when in actual fervic 1 ; in timeof w*r,invafion or rebel lion and when not io the aftual fervice of the united states . fhall be fubjecv to fuch fines penalties and puni&mentj as hall be inflicted by the laws of its own rtate iz that congrefs lhall not declare any ftate to be in rebelli on wirhout the confcnt of at leafifclbe two-thirds of all the mem bers prtfent of both hÂ«ufes 3 13 that the exclufive power f le&jlatiÂ«n given to congrefs over the federal town and its adjacent wiftritt and other places porchafed or to be purchafed by comiifs of any of the rates ftiall extend only to fuch . regulations jjs refpeft the police and good government thereof â– - "' c 14 that no perfon fhall be capable of being prefidcnt of the united states jprmore than eight jears in any term f flÂ«m years i in convention of the state of north carolina hilllboroug b y augujl i , i f6 tie tris cf the dsy for â€¢'<**'Â»/ up the report of the covtml;tee of tb ibbc?e*cei&e*ti*ti mt tbt p ffjed tonflitatim for the government cftht l /-//â– - <-' si ita efjtkurha t vias celled fir and read : lvbere l is the fad r.pcn iuus /Â«*>Â« hj and nad r the following Â£. io cct j v .; declzra:'on of rights affcrting and f ecu it g from i-cre ; v -. tie grjut ynrr'b'c f anii and rdijaus lihcrty and .-_... .. .'.â€¢;./."â– â– -''.:-'-'- c of the pr/-.r together with amendments ts tbt â– r - - â– l : '" % ar.lixcepti'j tub ie tarts of tbi faid itnjiitut'ion Â£ - - ; r.mcnt ::â– '>' ' >'- bt i ',.;.*' lifore c ugrcji t end tbe convention of j - 7 ( s tl t ./â€¢'-'/ or hwv be ca ' j fur tbt puipofe cf am.ndii g tbt '..-â– '. â– â– ' â– â€¢"â€¢â– â– â– â€¢''â€¢ /''' i v i 7:;i.,rration % previous to tberatifica tl-f-af the ..â– â– :,^ it uticit afertfaid c the part if tbi ftate of north l>.r â– ... rights i ' tbsr rc certain natural rlgfits of which men j5 â– 'â– l â€¢" . . 11 foclil coinpaq cannot deprive or r'ivct ': r p ; - â– orp vihich are the enjoyment of life a:i .. i . â€¢';â€¢ â– . t 5 l kwvj airing , poff.fling and pro tect y : y tend puj and obui&iiig happinefs and bfcty 2'i fhatall pv.er s n t y c 1 j in and coiifequtntl derived from t..e : o : .- that â€¢ . irates therefore are their truftecs and i uts and at i times 2,njnab!eto them â– ?. i hit o ernmei 1 1 ught to be jnftituted far the common benc5 ;, : :: o in kcurity or the people and that the do^rineaf i . a-rcuftanea a r ir>ft arbit ary power and oppreiljon i ' v 'â€¢', fijviih and deftradurc to the good aad ha^p:ne(s of mankind a i hat do man o r fet of men are entitled to exclusive or i'^v i'.'.yu err unimrs or privileges from the community k:t in d nÂ£Â«*ci r n of public fervices which net being defcencii t^2zj**ivc j :. t the oi._cs of rsasiitrate legislator or judge â– . â€¢ â€¢ â– â€¢ p '.- ...-".- â– *.-â€¢ i . i 1 1 , . r l v^i'^tive executive and judiciary powers of go 1l l d lÂ»t feparatc anddiftinft and tliat the members whirf '^ auk y le r -^ ra ' r ' e ** from epprtffion by iÂ«eling ' ting the public burdens th^y hould at ftated and i .â€¢>','â– ? njcis c reduced to a private f>ation return into the mafs of the pe pic and vacancies bj fupplied by certain and rc gv.hr ejefliols in which all or any part of the formtr members to be eligible or in il^i^ie au iÂ«e rules of theconftitution of go vernment fhall direct 6 i hat cicdions cf reprcftntatives in the legihature ought to bt free and f crqucn ar.d u men having fufftcient evidence of permanent c rurior intureft witli and attachment to the com maaity ought o i.avethe right of fuffrage and no aid charge t^x or ire an be fct rater or levied on the people without j their own content or that cf their reprefentatives fo elected nor can they h bo-mi hy any law to whicb^fe^y have not in the like manner aficnted tor the public good ' 7 that oi power of fufpencling la^vs or the execution of laws by anv authority without the confent of the rep efentatives of the people is injurious to their rights and ought not to be orercifed 8 tiiat in all capital and criminal profecutions a man hath 1 right to ciciiiand t'.-e caufe and nature of his accufation â€” to be confronted with the aocufcrs and witncflli â€” to call for evidences and be allowed coimfel in his favour â€” and to a fair and fpeedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage without whofe unani mous cor.fcnt he cannot be found guilty except in the govern men t of land and naval forces nci can he bi compelled to givj e'.iricnce againft hiinfclf 9 that no freeman o-igut to betaken,!imprifoned,or diffuzed of his frcciiolds liberties privileges or franchifes or out hwed or txiled or in any manner deftroyed or deprived of his life liber ty or property but by the law cf the land ic that tvery freeman reftrained of his liberty is entitled to aiemedy to enquire into the ltwfulnds thereof and ro remove the faine il unlawful and thiit fuch remedy ought not to be de nied nor delayed 11 that in controversies reflecting property and in fuits be tween man and man the ancient trial by jury is one of the great t fecurities to the rights ot the people and cught to remain fecredÂ«nrt inviolable i 1 hat every freeman ought to find a certain remedy by re temfe to the laws for all injuries and wrongs he may receive in j 11 ' pcrfbn property or character he ought to obtain right and jultite freely without aie completely and without denial promptly and without delay and that all edablifhinents or re gulations contravening thefe are opprtlfive and ur juft 3 that exceflive bail ought not to be required nor exceflsve f-r<.s impofrd nor cruel and unufual punifliments inflicted 4 1 hat every freeman has a right to fecure from all unrea lonaulc marches and feizures of his perfon his papers and pro perty : all warrants therefor to ftarch fufpeÂ«5ted places or feize his papers orpcrperty witliout information npon or affirmationof a psrfon religioufly fcrupulpus of taking *" oath of leeal and^ttifficient cauie are grievous and oppref ive and all general wan ants to fearch fufpeftod places or to jpprehend any fufpe&ed pcrfbn without fpetially naming or dc criung t h e pi ace or p cr f on are dangerou and ought not to be s r mcd â€¢ .

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vol i the * numb 25 wilmington centinel a n d g en eral advertiser w e d n e s d y a y august 20 1788 15 that the judicial power of the united states fhall he veft edinÂ»orc fupreme court and in fuch courts of admiralty as congrefs may from time to time ordain and eftablifh in any oi the differ nt flates thejudicial power fhall extend to all cafe in law and equity arifing under treaties made or which ihail be made under the authority of the united siates â€” to ail caies af fecting ambafladors other foreign minifters and confuls to all cafes or admiralty and maritime jurifdidion â€” to controverfies to which the united states fhall be a partt â€” to ccntroverfie be tvvecr two or more ftates ami between parties claiming lands under tits grants of different flates in all cafes afivaing air.baf fadors ott:cr foreign minifters and confuls and thofe in which the fiate fhall be a party the fupre.ne court fhall have original junldi&ion ; in all other cafes belorementioned the fupitme court fhdll luve appellate jurifdiclion as to matter of jaw oruy except in cafes cf.equity and cf admiralty and maritime jorif didlion in which the fuprerne court hall hive appellate jurifdic tion bath as to law and faft with fuch exceptions and under fuch regulations as the congrefs fhall make but the judicirf power of the/united states fhall extet.d to no tafe vvher me caufe ofadion fnall have originated before the ratification ot this conftitution except in dil"pu;es between itd^.s a out r t\r ter ritory â€” di putts between pcrfons ciaii re lands u dtr ths grants of different ftates â€” and fuits for debtb due to us united t/utes 16 that in criminal profecutions no man fhall be reftrauved in the exerciie of the u^ual and accuitomed light ot challin^inj cr excepting to the jury 17 a hat ccngrefs lhall not alter modify or interfere in iha timeo places or manner of hclciing ekdions for fcnÂ«;urs and reprcfwnt3tives or either uf them txc;r when the irgiflatare or any ltate fhall neglect le ufe or be ditabled by invafion or re bellion to prefcrtfee tlie fame i3 that tliufe claafes which h lare tha con^refs fha;t not exercift certain powers bsnot interpreted in any ir.a iner wh..t foevtr to extend the powers oi cor tu-.s but that they be coi ftrued eithei as making exception to the fpocified powers vs here this fhail be tlie cai'e or oihe wife as ialterted merely for greater caution 19 that the laws afcsrt lining the cr?.?ipenfi i'>n of fenatnrg anrt reprefisitanvcs ot their&rvfus b^prilponed in tknrou ration uiml atter ciic eicciln of rroretmcadves iirÂ«n^a v^eiy fucceeding tfe pafling thereof that excepud which hall bear ft paired on the ful-jecl 20 i'hat foine tribunal ether than the fenate be provided for trying impeachments of fena ors zx that the faiary cf a judge fhall not be increafedcrdinii nifhsd during his continuancain ofhee othcrwife tli.'in by gene ral regulations of fajary which may take p.'acc on a rcviflcn of the fubject at itated periods of no isfi than feven years i o;n irnence tiom the timt fuch falaries lhall firft be afcertai&ed by congrefi z i hat congrefs eredl no company of merchants with ex clufive advantages of coiriinert.3 23 that no treaties which fh 11 be dire&iy oppoftj to the ex â€¢ iftir.g lawsofthe united at.itea in congrefs afifc&bled fhah bs valid until fuch laws be r peakd or madj conformable u iuch treaty nor fhall any treaty be valid which is contradiiwy to he conftitution of the united states 24 that the latter part of the fifth pangrapli of the ninth feftion of th firft article be alteri'd to read thus â€” nor fhall veffels bound to a particula ft:it-;i b obliged to enter or p.iy du ties in any othtr : nor when bcurid from any one of the ftates be obliged ta clear in another . 25 tha congrefs fhall not dircctrly or indirectly either by themfdves 01 through the judiciary inter ere with any of the ftates in the redeir.pr.ion oi paper money already emitted and now in circulation or in liquidati and difcharging the pub lic fecuriiies ot any of the ftates ; but each and every ftate tiall have the exclufive right of making a h l2ws and regulations lor the above purpcfÂ«*s as they lhall think proper 26 i hat congrefs ftiali not introduce foreign trcops into the united states wi.hcut the confent of two-thirds of the members preftnt of both houfes mr iredel feconcied by mr john kinner moved that this report be amended by ftriking out all the words of the f id re port except the two firft viz " rtiolved that and that the following words be inferted in their loom viz this convention having fully deliberated on tht-conftituaon propofed for the future government of the united state gf america by the federal convention lately held at philadelphia en the feveiiteenth day of september laft and having taken in to tlv.r ferious and fcletunconfideration ths pieftnt critical fix ation of america which induces them to be of opinion that though certain amendments to the faid conftitution may be wiflied for yet that rhofe amendments fliould be propofed ful fequent to the ratification on the p:xt of this ftates and not pre vious to it : they do therefore en behalf of the ftate of north-carolina and the good people thereof and by virtue of the authority to thetn delegated ratify the faid conftituti on on the part of this ftate andthty'do at the fame time re conimenj that as early as poffible the following amendments to the faid conftitution may be propofed for the coniideration and adoption of the feveral ftates in the union in one of the modes prefcribed by the fifth article thtreof amendments i each ftate in the union fhall refpecyively retain every power jurifdision and right which unot by this confticutica 1 15 that the people have a ligh peaceably to aflemble toge ther tofoniuh iou^hfi comivori ; .. i or toinftruft their repre fentatives j and that tv.ry tictnun iwa right to petition or ap ply to the iee,Â»ii:iturc for redrei's of %â€¢ ievances to tiiatthcpteplk h.we a riÂ«ht toereedom or spekch and cf writing ini publishing their sen tl men is that th 1 reedom of the press is one of the greatest bjlwarks of liber ty and ought not to be violated 17 that the people have a right to keep and bear arms that a well regulated militia compofed of the body of the people trained to arm is the proper natuiit and fate defence of a free ftate â€” that landing aruiics in time cf peace are dangerous to liberty rd therefore ought to he v/o:i.d as far as the circum ftances and protection of thecomr-uuty will ahmit ; and that in ail cafes the military fliould bs under rtrict fubordination to and governed by the civil power 1 that no fcldier in time of ptacc ought to b,e quartered inanyhoufe wii!it>ut rhe content of the owner and in time of war in fuch manner only as the uw ciirtdls 19 that any purfon reiigioufly fcr-jpubug of bearing arms ought to be exempted upon payment ot an equivalent to em ploy another to bear iirms in his fte.kk 20 that religion or the duly wiiichweowe to our creator and the manntr of difchai ging it can be directed only by reafon and convldlion not by ioroeor violcrce and therefore all men have an equal natural and unauen able right to the irte exsicifc of religion according to hu dic>?.tr of cor.fcience and that no paiticalar or religious ftft or focitry ought to be favoured or cilabliihvd by uw in preference t others amendments to the conftkuion each ftata in the 4inicn fhall refpe^ively retain every po.ver ju.itdifvion and right which is not by this confli tution delegated to the congrrfi oi r united maces of ame rica or the departments of the federal government 2 that there fnall be one rc;>refeni.i'.ive for every 50,000 ac cording to the enumeration or o.i.f-is s.entioned in the coriffira tion until the whole number 01 ic icnrmives amounts to t.vo huruiicd ; after which tl.-t n;.;i l r)cf , ail be conf'n'Â»ed or n citÂ«iÂ»u i mall d.re^/^upon rle principle riced ra the conftitution by apportioning the reprefentatives of each rtate to form gi eater number of people from time to timo as populati on encreafes 3 when congrefs fliall lay ciireftt'es or excifes they fhall immediately inform the execu'ive power of each ftate of the quota of fuch ftate according to the cenfus herein direded which is propofid to be thereby raifed : and if the legiflature of any ftate fhall pafs a law which fhall be effc&ual for raifing fuch quota at the time required by congrefs the tax^rs and ex cifes laid by congrefs fhall not be collected in fuch late 4 that the members of the fenate and houie of reprvfcnta tives fhall be ineligible to and incapable of holding any civil of fkc under the authority of the united states during the time tor which they fhall refpsclivdy be elected 5 that the journals of the proceedings of the fenate and houfe of reprefentatives fhall be.publiihcd at leaft once in every year except fuch parts thereof relating to treaties alliances or military operations as in their judgment require fecretary 6 that a regular ftatement and account of receipts and ex penditures of the public money fhall be pubiifhed at leaft once in every year 7 that no commercial treaty fhall be ratified without the concurrence of two thirds of the whole number of the members of the fenate : and no treaty ceding contracting retraining or fufpendin the territorial rights or claims of the united states or any of them or their or any of their rights or claims to fifhing ia the american feas or navigating the american rivers hall be made but in cafes of the moll urgent and extreme neceffity j nor fhall any fu~h treaty be ratified without the concurrence of three-fourths of the whole number of the members of both houfes refpeftively 8 that no navigation law or law regulating commerce lhall be parted without the confent of two-thirds of the members preftnt in both houfes 9 that no ftanding.army or regular troops fhall be raifed or kept up in time of peace without the confent of two-thiids of the members prefen*t in both houfes 10 that no foldier fhall be enlifted far any longer term than four years except in time of war and then for no longer term than the continuance of the war 1 1 that each ftate refpe&ively fhall have the power for pro viding for organizing arming and-d fciplining its own militia whenfoever congrefs hall omit or neglecl to provide for the fame that the militia fhall hot be fubjeft to martial law except when in actual fervic 1 ; in timeof w*r,invafion or rebel lion and when not io the aftual fervice of the united states . fhall be fubjecv to fuch fines penalties and puni&mentj as hall be inflicted by the laws of its own rtate iz that congrefs lhall not declare any ftate to be in rebelli on wirhout the confcnt of at leafifclbe two-thirds of all the mem bers prtfent of both hÂ«ufes 3 13 that the exclufive power f le&jlatiÂ«n given to congrefs over the federal town and its adjacent wiftritt and other places porchafed or to be purchafed by comiifs of any of the rates ftiall extend only to fuch . regulations jjs refpeft the police and good government thereof â– - "' c 14 that no perfon fhall be capable of being prefidcnt of the united states jprmore than eight jears in any term f flÂ«m years i in convention of the state of north carolina hilllboroug b y augujl i , i f6 tie tris cf the dsy for â€¢'Â« hj and nad r the following Â£. io cct j v .; declzra:'on of rights affcrting and f ecu it g from i-cre ; v -. tie grjut ynrr'b'c f anii and rdijaus lihcrty and .-_... .. .'.â€¢;./."â– â– -''.:-'-'- c of the pr/-.r together with amendments ts tbt â– r - - â– l : '" % ar.lixcepti'j tub ie tarts of tbi faid itnjiitut'ion Â£ - - ; r.mcnt ::â– '>' ' >'- bt i ',.;.*' lifore c ugrcji t end tbe convention of j - 7 ( s tl t ./â€¢'-'/ or hwv be ca ' j fur tbt puipofe cf am.ndii g tbt '..-â– '. â– â– ' â– â€¢"â€¢â– â– â– â€¢''â€¢ /''' i v i 7:;i.,rration % previous to tberatifica tl-f-af the ..â– â– :,^ it uticit afertfaid c the part if tbi ftate of north l>.r â– ... rights i ' tbsr rc certain natural rlgfits of which men j5 â– 'â– l â€¢" . . 11 foclil coinpaq cannot deprive or r'ivct ': r p ; - â– orp vihich are the enjoyment of life a:i .. i . â€¢';â€¢ â– . t 5 l kwvj airing , poff.fling and pro tect y : y tend puj and obui&iiig happinefs and bfcty 2'i fhatall pv.er s n t y c 1 j in and coiifequtntl derived from t..e : o : .- that â€¢ . irates therefore are their truftecs and i uts and at i times 2,njnab!eto them â– ?. i hit o ernmei 1 1 ught to be jnftituted far the common benc5 ;, : :: o in kcurity or the people and that the do^rineaf i . a-rcuftanea a r ir>ft arbit ary power and oppreiljon i ' v 'â€¢', fijviih and deftradurc to the good aad ha^p:ne(s of mankind a i hat do man o r fet of men are entitled to exclusive or i'^v i'.'.yu err unimrs or privileges from the community k:t in d nÂ£Â«*ci r n of public fervices which net being defcencii t^2zj**ivc j :. t the oi._cs of rsasiitrate legislator or judge â– . â€¢ â€¢ â– â€¢ p '.- ...-".- â– *.-â€¢ i . i 1 1 , . r l v^i'^tive executive and judiciary powers of go 1l l d lÂ»t feparatc anddiftinft and tliat the members whirf '^ auk y le r -^ ra ' r ' e ** from epprtffion by iÂ«eling ' ting the public burdens th^y hould at ftated and i .â€¢>','â– ? njcis c reduced to a private f>ation return into the mafs of the pe pic and vacancies bj fupplied by certain and rc gv.hr ejefliols in which all or any part of the formtr members to be eligible or in il^i^ie au iÂ«e rules of theconftitution of go vernment fhall direct 6 i hat cicdions cf reprcftntatives in the legihature ought to bt free and f crqucn ar.d u men having fufftcient evidence of permanent c rurior intureft witli and attachment to the com maaity ought o i.avethe right of fuffrage and no aid charge t^x or ire an be fct rater or levied on the people without j their own content or that cf their reprefentatives fo elected nor can they h bo-mi hy any law to whicb^fe^y have not in the like manner aficnted tor the public good ' 7 that oi power of fufpencling la^vs or the execution of laws by anv authority without the confent of the rep efentatives of the people is injurious to their rights and ought not to be orercifed 8 tiiat in all capital and criminal profecutions a man hath 1 right to ciciiiand t'.-e caufe and nature of his accufation â€” to be confronted with the aocufcrs and witncflli â€” to call for evidences and be allowed coimfel in his favour â€” and to a fair and fpeedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage without whofe unani mous cor.fcnt he cannot be found guilty except in the govern men t of land and naval forces nci can he bi compelled to givj e'.iricnce againft hiinfclf 9 that no freeman o-igut to betaken,!imprifoned,or diffuzed of his frcciiolds liberties privileges or franchifes or out hwed or txiled or in any manner deftroyed or deprived of his life liber ty or property but by the law cf the land ic that tvery freeman reftrained of his liberty is entitled to aiemedy to enquire into the ltwfulnds thereof and ro remove the faine il unlawful and thiit fuch remedy ought not to be de nied nor delayed 11 that in controversies reflecting property and in fuits be tween man and man the ancient trial by jury is one of the great t fecurities to the rights ot the people and cught to remain fecredÂ«nrt inviolable i 1 hat every freeman ought to find a certain remedy by re temfe to the laws for all injuries and wrongs he may receive in j 11 ' pcrfbn property or character he ought to obtain right and jultite freely without aie completely and without denial promptly and without delay and that all edablifhinents or re gulations contravening thefe are opprtlfive and ur juft 3 that exceflive bail ought not to be required nor exceflsve f-r